Eaton Bishop No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 09639EAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (base only)
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael & All Angels
Country Name: England
Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands
Directions to Site: Located 6-7 km W of Hereford
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century ([base only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Font Notes:
Described in Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. I: 60): "Font: stem with four main and four subsidiary attached shafts with chamfered bases on a round moulded plinth, 13th-century, bowl modern, old bowl now [i.e., ca. 1930] at Credenhill church." [cf. Index entry for Eaton Bishop No. 2 for the old bowl at Credenhill]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: round (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round [modern]
Basin Exterior Shape: round [modern]

REFERENCES

Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934